altitudinarian

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English

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Etymology

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From altitude +‎ -in- +‎ -arian.

Adjective

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altitudinarian (comparative more altitudinarian, superlative most altitudinarian)

  1. Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
    • 1867, Francis Wharton, Our Fathers' Church is ours:
      the altitudinarian theory

Noun

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altitudinarian (plural altitudinarians)

  1. One who is lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.

References

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altitudinarian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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